We ended the year with a bang! On December 15, 2011, BrainStorm was named as one of Utah Business Magazine's "Best Companies to Work For." Being honored for an exceptional work environment, and for being totally committed to employee success, BrainStorm is where it's at. Read the article below and make sure to checkout more about BrainStorm in the December 2011 edition of the magazine!

WINNER OF THE $300 AMERICAN EXPRESS GIFT CARD IS SHERI!
Birds were made for Calling
Swans were made for Swimming
Drummers were made for Drumming
And BrainStorm was made for Training!

WINNER OF THE $200 BEST BUY CARD IS SHAWN! If you can’t make it home this holiday season, Lync can help you stay connected with your loved ones. Make sure you and the person you would like to video chat with, both have Lync an active web cameras installed on your PC. Then, follow the instructions and you’ll be talking face to face in no time!

WINNER OF THE $100 GIFT CARD TO NORDSTROM IS KIMBERLY RACHEL ADAIR! It's time to use Office.com to now create a festive Christmas list in OneNote 2010. This will help ensure that Santa knows exactly what to get you this year, so make sure to leave it where you know he'll find it!

WINNER OF THE $50 GIFT CARD TO ZAPPOS IS KIERA! We are once again going to use Office.com templates to help us make quick and easy gift tags in Word 2010! You can print these on sticky Avery Labels, or print, hold punch, and tie around your packages with ribbon.

The holiday spirit is in the air and BrainStorm is excitedly preparing for the festivities to come over the next few weeks! We asked some employees to share a favorite holiday tradition that helps make this time of year special to them.

WINNER OF THE $50 GIFT CARD TO BROOKSTONE IS SHANNON! Over the river and through the woods, to Grandmother’s house we go! It’s time to head home for the holidays, and that means setting up your Out of Office in Microsoft Outlook 2010. This will help ensure your clients and contacts know when to expect a response to their emails.

WINNER OF THE $50 GIFT CARD TO SHUTTERFLY IS KRISTIN WOOTERS! Office.com features thousands of different templates that you can download and use in the Office 2010, Office 2007, and Office 2003 applications. The instructions below will show you how to use one such template to make a holiday newsletter that matches the invitations, labels, and dinner menus we created earlier. Be sure to check out some of the other fun templates from Office.com.

WINNER OF THE $50 GIFT CARD TO iTUNES IS SCOTT! It’s time to spice up your holiday slide show and add some rockin’ tunes! This blog post will teach you how to add a song to your presentation that will continue to play across all slides.

WINNER OF THE $50 GIFT CARD TO OLIVE GARDEN IS TRENT! Your holiday preparations are moving right along. Now that you have your invites created and sent, and your menu printed, it’s time to get working on the perfect seating chart to ensure your guests are comfortable and having fun. With the tools in Visio 2010 you can make a simple yet descriptive seating chart to help your party go off without a hitch!